We are days away from the release of the animated hit The Bad Guys on digital, 4K, and Blu-ray, courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment. Ahead of the release date, we have an exclusive clip from behind the scenes of the film to debut. In the clip, which you can check out below, the cast members of the film pick which characters they would choose to be their "ride-or-die," or, in other words, their partners in crime.
Pierre Perifel directed The Bad Guys. The movie is written by Etan Cohen and based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Aaron Blabey. Its voice cast includes Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh. You can read the official synopsis for the film below.
After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet – becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they're turning good.
The Bad Guys Debuted at No. 1 at the Box Office
Hitting the big screen in April, The Bad Guys was a big success when it was released. The animated feature debuted in the No. 1 spot at the box office, opening with $24 million. That followed the underwhelming release of the expected blockbuster Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which saw its ticket sales drop by 70% from its opening weekend the week prior. It held that spot at the box office for the following weekend and enjoyed a successful theatrical run, pulling in around $230 million worldwide.
"Yeah, I think this movie has a great look to it, a great sort of pace to it and it does kind of try to compress a lot of sort of adult -- not themes, but -- looks like Reservoir Dogs and Ocean’s Eleven," star Marc Maron said of the film, per Cleveland.com. "There’s a concept here that is fairly grown-up. I think the ability for it to be watchable by adults in a way that isn’t too cute is good. Also the thrust of the movie is, can these bad guys be good? It’s not like it rides a line but I think it’s also a fun movie for grownups. So, yeah, it’s a good movie for me to be in. If you really think about it, me and (Sam) Rockwell and (Craig) Robinson, it’s a pretty edgy crew."
Of his snake character, Mr. Snake, Maron added, "I wouldn’t call this snake sneaky. I think this snake defies snake stereotypes. He’s not particularly cunning or duplicitous. He’s very upfront, he’s very emotional, he’s sensitive. He’s probably the crankiest one of the bunch, the most emotional one of the bunch and the most terrified of the friendship bond diminishing or the group breaking up. So he actually goes against the snake stereotypes."
Universal Home Entertainment will release The Bad Guys on digital, 4K, and Blu-ray on June 21.